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Revision: 12 Readings Logos/Verbum DocumentationReading ListThis reading list is designed to help an intermediate user to read through the documentation provided by Faithlife as well as gain some familiarity with related resources and tools. For individual study it is simply an order to read through the materials at one’s own speed. For group study, it is broken into weekly readings. Biblical entities – persons, places, things, and eventsThese elements make up the Bible Knowledgebase, the foundation of the Bible tagging and the Factbook. Week 1 – Basic introductionReading the Help file provides a basic framework for understanding further documentation. Do not expect to understand all the details. Do report any errors you find in this and other resources. Week 2 – Biblical EntitiesThe most fundamental tagging of Biblical texts provides by Faithlife is the tagging of Biblical entities.
Week 3 – More on Biblical PeopleThese resource provide additional information on Biblical People or categorize them in useful ways.
Week 4 – More on Biblical people continuedThese resources provide visualizations related to Biblical people.
Week 5 – More on Biblical People continuedThese resources include additional data in support of searches, primarily lable searches.
A workflow for studying Biblical People is available: It is also useful to familiarize yourself with the Bible dictionaries, especially those that emphasize the Biblical People. Examples: Week 6 – More on Biblical PlacesThese resource provide additional information on Biblical Places or categorize them in useful ways.
Week 7 – More on Biblical Places continuedA workflow for studying Biblical Places is available: It is also important to be familiar with the atlas resources in your library. They fall into four categories: Historical atlases
Before and after atlasesCarta atlasesOther atlas resources
The Lexham Geographic Commentary series illustrates the use of geographic information in Bible Study. Week 8 – More on Biblical ThingsThese resource provide additional information on Biblical Things or categorize them in useful ways.
A workflow for studying Biblical Things is available: Week 9 – More on Biblical EventsThese resource provide additional information on Biblical Events or categorize them in useful ways.
A workflow for studying Biblical Events is available: Week 10 – Micro-Biblical EventsA number of resources and datasets provide information on very specific events. These generally support label searches; the early ones are supported by an interactive resource.
Week 11 – Micro-Biblical Events continuedWeek 12 – Micro-Biblical Events continuedWeek 13 – Micro-Biblical Events continuedTo compare miracles to the interactive miracles, see the documentation under “about”: For a more complete view of the use of labels see: Week 14 – Biblical Events TimelineA timeline is simply the display of Biblical (and other) Events as distributed across time. Timeline resources:
Closely related is the annual timeline as defined by feasts: Conceptual classifications – topics, cultural concepts, preaching themes, Biblical theology topics, and Systematic theology topics.The conceptual classifications overlap and are often combined into a single Factbook page or Logos controlled vocabulary item. Week 15 – Cultural ConceptsThese are a common classification scheme used across a range of socialsciences. The source material can be seen at: It is adapted for SIL in: Cultural Concepts are referenced in this guide: Week 16 – Preaching ThemesPreaching themes are topics intended for use in sermons or lessons. The terminology is evangelical/non-denominational; familarity with the terms allows one to “translate” the teerminology to reflect one’s own tradition.
The Preaching Theme is the base element for these workflows: The Preaching Theme is a base element for these guides:
Week 17 – Preaching Themes – Thematic OutlinesThese are found in the following guide:
Recognizing that the distinction between thematic and topical resources is somewhat arbitrary, the related thematic resources include: Week 18 – Topics – Catholic/Church fathersThe Catholic topical index uses the language of the ancient church andmoves beyond Biblical texts to include church fathers, church documents, ecclesial authors, etc. The Catholic Topical Index is referenced in this guide:
These resources supplement the Catholic topical index:
Week 19 – Topics – Ancient Literature including Church fathersThe ancient literature data expands to cover ancient Near Eastern literature, Jewish literature, pseudepigrapha, apocrypha, Nag Hammadi, et.al. The ancient literature data is referenced in this guide: The Confessional documents begin in ancient literature but continue up to the present day: The confessional documents data is referenced in this guide: Week 20 – Topics – GeneralWeek 21 – Biblical TheologyWeek 22 – Systematic TheologyWeek 23Week 24Week 25Week 26Week 27Week 28Week 29Week 30Week 31Week 32Week 33Week 34Week 35Week 36Week 37Week 38Week 39Week 40Week 41Week 42Week 43Week 44Week 45Week 46Week 47Week 48Week 49Week 50Week 51Week 52 |
Revision: 13 Readings Logos/Verbum DocumentationReading ListThis reading list is designed to help an intermediate user to read through the documentation provided by Faithlife as well as gain some familiarity with related resources and tools. For individual study it is simply an order to read through the materials at one’s own speed. For group study, it is broken into weekly readings. OverviewWeek 1 – Basic introductionReading the Help file provides a basic framework for understanding further documentation. Do not expect to understand all the details. Do report any errors you find in this and other resources. Biblical entities – persons, places, things, and eventsThese elements make up the Bible Knowledgebase, the foundation of the Bible tagging and the Factbook. Week 2 – Biblical EntitiesThe most fundamental tagging of Biblical texts provides by Faithlife is the tagging of Biblical entities.
Week 3 – More on Biblical PeopleThese resource provide additional information on Biblical People or categorize them in useful ways.
Week 4 – More on Biblical people continuedThese resources provide visualizations related to Biblical people.
Week 5 – More on Biblical People continuedThese resources include additional data in support of searches, primarily lable searches.
A workflow for studying Biblical People is available: It is also useful to familiarize yourself with the Bible dictionaries, especially those that emphasize the Biblical People. Examples: Week 6 – More on Biblical PlacesThese resource provide additional information on Biblical Places or categorize them in useful ways.
Week 7 – More on Biblical Places continuedA workflow for studying Biblical Places is available: It is also important to be familiar with the atlas resources in your library. They fall into four categories: Historical atlases
Before and after atlasesCarta atlasesOther atlas resources
The Lexham Geographic Commentary series illustrates the use of geographic information in Bible Study. Week 8 – More on Biblical ThingsThese resource provide additional information on Biblical Things or categorize them in useful ways.
A workflow for studying Biblical Things is available: Week 9 – More on Biblical EventsThese resource provide additional information on Biblical Events or categorize them in useful ways.
A workflow for studying Biblical Events is available: Week 10 – Micro-Biblical EventsA number of resources and datasets provide information on very specific events. These generally support label searches; the early ones are supported by an interactive resource.
Week 11 – Micro-Biblical Events continuedWeek 12 – Micro-Biblical Events continuedWeek 13 – Micro-Biblical Events continuedTo compare miracles to the interactive miracles, see the documentation under “about”: For a more complete view of the use of labels see: Week 14 – Biblical Events TimelineA timeline is simply the display of Biblical (and other) Events as distributed across time. Timeline resources:
Closely related is the annual timeline as defined by feasts: Conceptual classifications – topics, cultural concepts, preaching themes, theology topics...The conceptual classifications overlap and are often combined into a single Factbook page or Logos controlled vocabulary item. Week 15 – Cultural ConceptsThese are a common classification scheme used across a range of socialsciences. The source material can be seen at: It is adapted for SIL in: Cultural Concepts are referenced in this guide: Week 16 – Preaching ThemesPreaching themes are topics intended for use in sermons or lessons. The terminology is evangelical/non-denominational; familarity with the terms allows one to “translate” the teerminology to reflect one’s own tradition.
The Preaching Theme is the base element for these workflows: The Preaching Theme is a base element for these guides:
Week 17 – Preaching Themes – Thematic OutlinesThese are found in the following guide:
Recognizing that the distinction between thematic and topical resources is somewhat arbitrary, the related thematic resources include: Week 18 – Topics – Catholic/Church fathersThe Catholic topical index uses the language of the ancient church andmoves beyond Biblical texts to include church fathers, church documents, ecclesial authors, etc. The Catholic Topical Index is referenced in this guide:
These resources supplement the Catholic topical index:
Week 19 – Topics – Ancient Literature including Church fathersThe ancient literature data expands to cover ancient Near Eastern literature, Jewish literature, pseudepigrapha, apocrypha, Nag Hammadi, et.al. The ancient literature data is referenced in this guide: The Confessional documents begin in ancient literature but continue up to the present day: The confessional documents data is referenced in this guide: Week 20 – Topics – GeneralWeek 21 – Biblical TheologyWeek 22 – Systematic TheologyWeek 23Week 24Week 25Week 26Week 27Week 28Week 29Week 30Week 31Week 32Week 33Week 34Week 35Week 36Week 37Week 38Week 39Week 40Week 41Week 42Week 43Week 44Week 45Week 46Week 47Week 48Week 49Week 50Week 51Week 52 |
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